Handsome Folio Society edition of Xenophon's great Anabasis, the expedition of 10,00 Greek mercenaries in the service of Cyrus. Betrayed after the death of Cyrus, they had to fight their way home through hostile and inhospitable territory. The inspiration fo [more...]
A detailed account of the 28 surviving De Havilland Mosquitos with numerous b/w images. 8vo. 138pp. DJ has some sunning to spine. Contents crisp and clean. Very good. [more...]
Nice leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Outer dentelles. small 8vo [more...]
Fascinating account of Lawrence's life after his Arabian exploits; detailing his attempts to serve anonymously and his literary efforts. In crisp fine condition, [more...]
Pleasant green cloth and gilt edition of Blackett's biography the 19th century Italian founding father. With colour plates. Beneled edges. Mild rubbing and bumping tp edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
With 16 b/w plates. Accounts of various heroic service dogs, predominantly from WWI. No DJ. With previous owner's inscription to ffep. Toning to covers. Light foxing to top edge. Tanning to page edges, contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
The Second volume of Swinton's pictorial record of World War One battlefields and how they changed/recovered, featuring images and accounts from participants. 4to. With numerous b/w pictures. Toning and marks to covers, fading to spine. Tanning to page ed [more...]
Completed revised third edition of Mason's history of all Hawker Aircraft from 1920, including the Hurricane and Harrier. With numerous b/w images and diagrams. 8vo. 657pp. Bumping to top edge of jacket. Volume is crisp and clean. Near Fine. [more...]
Fetching decorative binding of Macaulay's accessible biography of the 18th century sailor who rose to become lord of the admiralty, George Anson. Describing his rise and in particular his circumnavigation of the globe. With b/w illustrations. All edges gilt [more...]
Humourous tales of animals in army barracks. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations by Shepard. DJ is sunned to spine. Rubbed to edges. Toning to ffep. Very light foxing to fore-edge. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
First edition of Keegan's authoritative account of the first world war. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Some slight bumping to edges of DJ. Contents clean and tight. Near fine,. [more...]
Intriguing volume from the popular American cryptologist, which presents a series of cryptographic puzzles framed as a elementary course in cryptography given by an uncle to his nephew, many of which reference real cases encountered by Yardley during WWI. Wit [more...]
Collection of short biographies of notable military figures at the start of the 20th century, with colour portraits. Includes Robert Baden Powell (prior to his establishing the Scouting movement), Lord Kitchener and many others. beveled edges, all edges gilt. [more...]
No date but c. 1888. Collection of dozens of short readable biographies of notable figures from various fields, including Nelson, Shakespeare, Milton etc. plus people responsible for notable inventions. With numerous b/w and colour illustrations. All edges [more...]
Miniature (100x65mm) bible meant to be used on active service. With colour illustrations and suggested passages to be read in quiet moments. Leather-like cloth. Mild shelfwear. Light marking to page edge. Previous owner's name to front-pastedown. Otherwise [more...]
Hefty, generously illustrated account of European castles from the ninth century to the end of the fifteenth. Describing the history, architecture, and purpose of the castle in general, as well as specific examples. 4to. Some mild bumping and shelf-wear to DJ [more...]
Reappraisal of the Battle of the Glorieta Pass, an often neglected encounter but one that Scott suggests stopped the Confederate invasion of the west. With b/w images. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very goo [more...]
Vol. 1899 and 1900 in the Collection of British Authors Series. In original paper wrappers. Fore edge rough cut. Some rubbing, and toning to cover with a few small tears. Joints cracking. Contents clean. Good overall. [more...]
New, updated edition of Leckie's hefty history of american wars from colonial times to the 1990s. Some foxing to page edges. Mild shelf-wear to DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good. *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orde [more...]
From the Kingston Library series. With colour illustrations. No date but c. 1900. All edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Binding sound and contents clean. Good+ [more...]
